Jewish Community Life in Budapest

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JEWISH COMMUNITY LIFE IN BUDAPEST • There is a very colorful and vibrant Jewish communal and cultural life in contemporary Budapest that tourists might not experience during their short stay. Usually they only learn about the painful history and visit depressing memorial sites. They only see empty synagogues. They feel like they are walking on gravestones in the Jewish quarter.
The book's goal is to show that Jewish Budapest is not only about remembering the past but also enjoying the present and building the future
In this book you will find information on
what it means in practice to be a Neolog Jew, what we eat when we run out of goulash soup, who the most famous Hungarian Jews were, how many Jewish schools there are In Budapest, what it was like to be Jewish in the Communist era, and more than 50 other, frequently asked questions about Jewish community life in today's Budapest, illustrated with more than 80 photos.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR • Linda Verő-Bán... Tovább

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JEWISH COMMUNITY LIFE IN BUDAPEST • There is a very colorful and vibrant Jewish communal and cultural life in contemporary Budapest that tourists might not experience during their short stay. Usually they only learn about the painful history and visit depressing memorial sites. They only see empty synagogues. They feel like they are walking on gravestones in the Jewish quarter.
The book's goal is to show that Jewish Budapest is not only about remembering the past but also enjoying the present and building the future
In this book you will find information on
what it means in practice to be a Neolog Jew, what we eat when we run out of goulash soup, who the most famous Hungarian Jews were, how many Jewish schools there are In Budapest, what it was like to be Jewish in the Communist era, and more than 50 other, frequently asked questions about Jewish community life in today's Budapest, illustrated with more than 80 photos.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR • Linda Verő-Bán was bom
and raised in Budapest In a traditional Jewish family. Together with her husband. Rabbi Tamás Verő they ve been building the Jewish community of Budapest since they were teenagers. Linda writes books about Judaism for families and organizes Informal educational events, such as Sunday school and family Kabbalat Shabbat. Hundreds of Jewish youngsters and families have rediscovered their Jewish identity at the Frankel Leo Synagogue through their services, educational and cultural programs, books and activities. 9_____ _
ISBN ^7fl-blS-S504-l],-l
9786155204111 Vissza